Author: Jeremy Jojola, 9News
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Investigation inspires lawmakers to help at-risk adults (VIDEO)
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State lawmakers say they were inspired to push for a new state guardianship program after 9News exposed the hidden epidemic of at-risk adults stranded in local hospitals. As part of its 9Wants to Know report, “Stranded,” 9News found the Office of Public Guardianship has failed to help one adult because of a lack of funding.…
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WATCH: Why abandoned at-risk people can’t get help from the state
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Every month in downtown Denver, five unpaid public officials sit around a table at an official meeting over an office that doesn’t exist. They’ve held 15 of these meetings over the last year, complete with minutes and agendas in a borrowed room because there’s no office for this office that really isn’t an office. You…
